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Air Quality: Regulation of Pollution from Industrial Sources

The City Council is responsible for the regulation of certain industrial processes that have the potential to cause air pollution. We currently regulate approximately 260 processes across the city ranging from petrol service stations, vehicle refinishers, foundries, brick crushing businesses, surface coating and treatment, manufacturers of timber and rubber products through to car manufacturing plants. Officers in the Pollution Control Team work closely with industry to help improve environmental performance and to ensure compliance with regulations.

All regulated processes are required to pay an annual fee in line with the 'polluter pays' principle. The annual fees (known as subsistence fees) are set by Defra.

In order to operate a regulated process a company needs to apply for a permit and links to the respective permit application forms are set out below. Processes holding permits are also required to apply for permission to make any substantial change to their process and a link to the application forms needed to apply for a substantial change can also be found below.